i
Motherboard User’s Guide
This publication, including photographs, illustrations and software, is under the
protection of international copyright laws, with all rights reserved. Neither this
User’s Guide, nor any of the material contained herein, may be reproduced
without the express written consent of the manufacturer. The information in this
document is subject to change without notice. The manufacturer makes no
representations or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and specifically
disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular
purpose. Further, the manufacturer reserves the right to revise this publication
and to make changes from time to time in the content hereof without obligation
of the manufacturer to notify any person of such revision or changes.
Trademarks
IBM, VGA, and PS/2 are registered trademarks of International Business
Machines.
AMD, Duron and Athlon are registered trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices
Inc.
Microsoft, MS-DOS and Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP are registered trade-
marks of Microsoft Corporation.
AMI is a registered trademark of American Megatrends Inc.
Other names used in this publication may be trademarks and are acknowledged.
Static Electricity Precautions
1. Don’t take this motherboard and components out of their original static-
proof package until you are ready to install them.
2. While installing, please wear a grounded wrist strap if possible. If you
don’t have a wrist strap, discharge static electricity by touching the bare
metal of the system chassis.
3. Carefully hold this motherboard by its edges. Do not touch those
components unless it is absolutely necessary. Put this motherboard on
the top of static-protection package with component side facing up
while installing.
Pre-Installation Inspection
1. Inspect this motherboard whether there are any damages to components
and connectors on the board.
2. If you suspect this motherboard has been damaged, do not connect
power to the system. Contact your motherboard vendor about those
damages.
Copyright © 2005
All Rights Reserved
M863G Series, V5.1C
January 2005
